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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2017
Nuovo Pignone Tecnologie - S.r.l., Florence, IT;
Alice Innocenti, Florence, IT;
Lorenzo Naldi, Florence, IT;
Nuovo Pignone Tecnologie Srl, Florence, IT;
Abstract
According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a bearing () for supporting a shaft () rotating around an axis A is provided. The bearing () comprises: a bearing housing (); and a plurality of tilting pads (), wherein each tilting pad is connected to the housing () via a flexible web support () and comprises a bearing surface () directed toward a shaft receiving space () configured for supporting a shaft. The bearing surface () of at least one tilting pad () of the plurality of tilting pads is provided with a plurality of lubricant feed openings (). According to a further aspect, a method of operating a bearing () as well as a method of manufacturing a bearing () are provided.